go back to work full time?

[nosleeptillbrooklyn]

new mumsnet user here, needing advice

I have been working part-time for 6 years and have two boys. A promotion has come up at work which will almost double my salary but will require me to work full time. My youngets starts school in sept and I have good holidays ( i'm a teacher- sorry). I have read some of your threads tonight and i haven't got a long commute and you all seem to have so much more on your plates....but i am really unsure about going for the job. My boss has told me to do so and so has dh and all my friends, but I am gripped with guilt about not being able to walk my youngest to school and pick him up, like i have been able to with my oldest son....what if he hates kids club, what if what if
deadlin for applications is friday. Any advice????

Do you actually want the promotion ?

You have mentioned the extra money, but not if that is actually want to do. Nice that other people want you to do it, but your friends and probably your DH aren't the ones who are going to have to pick up the extra work.

It's not wrong not to want to work full time and just because you are offered a promotion doesn't mean you have to take it.

What does your gut feel ( not your Dh, or your boss or your friends ) say, go for the promotion or not ?

I worked full time when my DC were in primary school. I paid a childminder to drop off and pick up. I dropped them off at 8am and picked them up at 5.30pm.

If I had my time again, I would not do it.

hi guys- thanks for the responses. Yes I would like the job- its Head of Year 7, which is what i did before i went on my first maternity leave.

These positions do not come up very ofted, but ds's first year at school will never happen again.

I'm in a similar position at the moment, except that I have actually said that I am going to apply and need to have the app in for tomorrow. I felt really positive before I commited and now feel more wobbly. However saying that I haven't actually even got an interview yet, so I am trying to stay calm and see what happens.

Your ds could hate kids club, but he could also love it. He also has no experience of going to school with your working full time so it won't be a change, it will just be part of going to school, and generally I think children adapt better than adults and just seem to accept things.

Having said that I understand the guilt feeling, if I got said job then I would probably lose the extra leave that I get over the summer, which I really love.

Sorry this isn't much help, just wanted to say I understand where you're coming from.
Good Luck
MLx